09-08-2014, 02:50 PM
H/T Lincoln Report
other shot and wounded her daughter’s ex-boyfriend when he broke into their home near Crystal Lake, authorities said Wednesday.
The incident early Tuesday morning was triggered by a dispute between Brandon Mendez, 19, of Crystal Lake, and his teenage ex-girlfriend, who lives at the home along Oakwood Lane outside of Crystal Lake, McHenry County Assistant State’s Attorney Michael Combs said.
Mendez, accompanied by an 18-year-old homeless man, Nicholas Porcayo, demanded to speak to the girl, but her teenage brother locked a door to the home, and the two threatened to harm him if he didn’t let them in, Combs and police said.
The men kicked in the locked door, and the mother, armed with a .25-caliber handgun, demanded that they leave, Combs said. When they refused after repeated orders, police said, the mother shot Mendez in the abdomen as he came toward her.
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other shot and wounded her daughter’s ex-boyfriend when he broke into their home near Crystal Lake, authorities said Wednesday.
The incident early Tuesday morning was triggered by a dispute between Brandon Mendez, 19, of Crystal Lake, and his teenage ex-girlfriend, who lives at the home along Oakwood Lane outside of Crystal Lake, McHenry County Assistant State’s Attorney Michael Combs said.
Mendez, accompanied by an 18-year-old homeless man, Nicholas Porcayo, demanded to speak to the girl, but her teenage brother locked a door to the home, and the two threatened to harm him if he didn’t let them in, Combs and police said.
The men kicked in the locked door, and the mother, armed with a .25-caliber handgun, demanded that they leave, Combs said. When they refused after repeated orders, police said, the mother shot Mendez in the abdomen as he came toward her.
Read more at http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/cr...story.html